Sandy Springs, South Carolina

Coordinates: 34°35′42″N 82°45′0″W / 34.59500°N 82.75000°W / 34.59500; -82.75000
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Sandy Springs
FIPS code
45-63655
GNIS feature ID1231773[2]

Sandy Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Anderson County, South Carolina. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,002.[4]

It is located on U.S. Route 76 between Anderson and Clemson. The name comes from a literal spring in the sands.[5]

It is the birthplace of Freddie Stowers, the only African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in World War I.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20201,002—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8][3]

2020 census

Sandy Springs CDP, South Carolina – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[8] % 2020
White
alone (NH) 		785 78.34%
Black or African American
alone (NH) 		79 7.88%
Alaska Native
alone (NH) 		0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 25 2.50%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 1 0.10%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 59 5.89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 53 5.29%
Total 1,002 100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sandy Springs, South Carolina
  3. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sandy Springs CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  5. ^ Sandy Springs (South Carolina) Kimberly M. Brigance, Morris V. Moore - 2010 Page 7 Introduction "Before Sandy Springs was a city, it was a community. Before that, it was a gathering place. In the beginning, it was simply a local landmark, the place where a natural spring flowed out of the sandy soil."
  6. ^ Jack Bass, W. Scott Poole The Palmetto State: The Making of Modern South Carolina - 2009 Page 79 "One of them, Freddie Stowers from Sandy Springs in Anderson County, became the only African American to receive a Medal of Honor in either world war."
  7. US Census Bureau
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  8. ^ a b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Sandy Springs CDP, South Carolina". United States Census Bureau.


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